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Torrential rain and high winds caused extensive damage and knocked out power to thousands of customers in Morris. NBC Chicago's Regina Waldroup reports for the NBC 5 NEWS at NOON on July 1, 2014. (Published Tuesday, July 1, 2014)

National Weather Service officials on Wednesday confirmed three additional tornadoes struck Illinois and northwest Indiana on Monday night, bringing the total to eight in the area.

According to the NWS, two EF-1 tornadoes about a mile apart struck northwest of Grant Park in Kankakee County around 10:25 p.m., packing peak winds between 100-110 mph. Another EF-1 tornado that created a path 3.4 miles long and 200 yards wide was to the northeast of the same area.

Storms Cause Damage in Park Forest

A confirmed EF-1 tornado touched down in northwest Romeoville and northeast Plainfield. The tornado left damage consistent with winds of 86-110 mph. A Tornado Warning was issued for the area at about 10 p.m. Monday night.

Another EF-1 tornado touched down in LaSalle County's Earlville, about 80 miles west of Chicago. The tornado also also left damage consistent with winds of 86-110 mph.

A weather service damage survey confirmed modest tornadoes also landed in rural Kendall County, near Grant Park in Kankakee County and near Morris in Grundy County. The weather service survey found buildings were damaged, and trees and power lines knocked down by the high winds that accompanied the storm.

Your Storm Photos: June 30, 2014

Officials said none of tornadoes were on the ground long.

Tornadoes were also confirmed southeast of Lowell, Indiana and in and near Demotte, Indiana.

Forecast: An Improvement

A utility spokesperson said it's hoped that power to all customers would be restored by Thursday.

NIPSCO, a gas and electricity provider for northern Indiana, said power to a total of about 128,000 customers was cut during the storms. All but 32,000 of those customers had service restored by midday Wednesday.

Other rainfall totals throughout the metropolitan area include: Glen Ellyn, with 2.82 inches; Chicago with 2.48 inches; Geneva, with 2.35 inches; Bolingbrook, with 2.24 inches; and Orland Park, with 2.14 inches.

The evening's rain led to problems with flash flooding. Viaducts were flooded at the all of the exits along the northern portion of Lake Shore Drive, including Irving, Montrose, Lawrence and Wilson.

To deal with the deluge, water management officials were forced to open locks in Chicago and Wilmette. That release of waste water into Lake Michigan prompted the Chicago Park District to put a swimming ban into effect at all of Chicago's public beaches on Tuesday. Current beach information is always available at CPDBeaches.com.

The Village of Romeoville opened an Emergency Operations Command Center to deal with extensive flooding, downed trees and power lines.

Lightning is believed to be the cause of a fire at an apartment building at 15727 Peggy Lane in Oak Forest and another attic fire at a home in the 3600 block of Schillinger Court in Naperville.

High winds downed trees in River Forest, damaging homes in at least on neighborhood.

The storms also affected air travel Monday night.

O'Hare International Airport lifted a ground stop for incoming flights at about 7:45 p.m. but lengthy delays were still reported. More than 250 flights were been canceled as of 4:30 p.m.

At Midway International Airport, all arriving flights on Southwest Airlines were canceled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and lengthy delays were reported for incoming and outgoing flights.

The Chicago Fire Department at 4 p.m. Monday issued an alert for all boaters to seek harbor.